James Ramey the president of
CodeWeavers posted on his personal Facebook account earlier that a beta version of CrossOver Android could be released as soon as Monday August 1st 2016. CodeWeavers has been working on their Android and now Chromebook version of CrossOver for over a year now. The long wait is about over folks, if you ever dreamed of running Microsoft Windows Games or productivity application on your Android device it will soon be possible.
James also posted earlier in the week on his blog about CrossOver running on Android.
Sometimes, you find yourself staring at something you could never have
imagined being possible based on its humble beginnings. The Wright
Brothers pilot the airplane for 12 seconds; then, Neil Armstrong lands
on the moon. The first microcomputer kit is made available in 1975;
then, 120 million computers are sold in the world so far THIS YEAR! The
Patterson–Gimlin video
captures Big Foot on film in 1967; then, Big Foot stars in a series of
beef jerky commercials. No one could ever have predicted that these
initial events would lead into much bigger and better things. …
In 1996,
CodeWeavers
was started with the single goal of making Windows based applications
run on Linux computers. It was the simple, honest, and noble goal of
our founder, Jeremy White. In 1996, the technology pundits were
convinced that Linux was set to take over the world. The only
outstanding obstacle for the Linux platform was running Microsoft Office
software. Hence, CrossOver was born (maybe more or less hatched). In
1996, there were no smart phones, no tablets, no Android, no Google, no
Pokémon Go. There was no indication that computers would be more
mobile, more connected, or more compact. And yet, here we are today.
So where is ‘here’, you ask? TODAY,
Google released Android for Intel based ChromeBooks. AND
CrossOver for Android installed and ran on a
Google ChromeBook. More importantly, we were able to install the
Steam
Client into CrossOver for Android and run LIMBO and other games. MORE
IMPORTANTLY, we have DirectX 9 support, keyboard support, mouse support,
and sound support TODAY!!! PEOPLE, we are staring at a Leprechaun
riding on the back of a Unicorn while taking a picture of a UFO. We are
running CrossOver through Android on a ChromeBook running a Windows
based game launched from the Steam client.
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE…EVER!!!
There
will be more testing. There will inevitably be some cleanup work to do.
There will be . BUT… CrossOver for Android is working and real and
supporting the Steam Client and able to launch games and is actually
playable. From our most humble beginnings, I don’t think anyone, Jeremy
White included, ever dreamed that CrossOver would be able to run on
ChromeBooks. And yet, here we are with people flying planes, people
landing on the moon, and Big Foot. I’d say that’s pretty rare company
for a small software developer from Minnesota.
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